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Most of us do not realize that some words and phrases put us in a bad light at work. The key to neutralizing them is in creating the habit of "self-refering" when you say them, and gradually training your brain not to use them.

These are five words and phrases that will destroy the trust of your people and make you look unprepared and incompetent.

1."Can not"

The biggest fear of your colleagues and hear the phrase "can not", because for them it means "I will not do it". When you use this phrase, you show that you either can not handle the task or that you do not want to make the effort to be an equal member of the  team  and get the job done.

2."Whatever"

When you hear this meaningless phrase , you can bet that the person who pronounced it has presented something important and worthy of discussion as insignificant. This indicates an unwillingness to engage in a more in-depth conversation to explore suggestions, new ideas and solutions to problems with someone else. This is something you can tell your friends, but in a professional setting this phrase makes you look lazy and unmotivated.

3."I guess"

Using this word is the fastest way to earn the reputation of an uncertain, indecisive and incompetent person in the eyes of your colleagues and superiors. Can you imagine a situation where you present a presentation to the management team or the board of directors of the company and answer "I suppose " to a question of clarifying certain information? The moment you say it, your audience has lost interest and confidence in what you present.

You wonder what the alternative is? Even if you do not have all the facts, you have to sound confident and secure in your answers rather than bypassing your ignorance with uncertainty and guesswork. Words matter. And words spoken with confidence and determination are particularly important when stakes are high.

Source: PsychCentral.com

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